Bywater’s fine staging and Chevalier’s superb singing makes Symphony of Sorrowful Songs memorable

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Górecki, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Symphony No.3, Op.36, 1976): Nicole Chevalier (soprano), Orchestra of English National Opera / Lidiya Yankovskaya (conductor). London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, London, 3.5.2023. (CC)

Nicole Chevalier in Symphony of Sorrowful Songs © Clive Barda

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Scottish Ballet’s Streetcar conveys narrative and emotion through nothing but movement and music

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Scottish Ballet’s A Streetcar Named Desire: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Ballet / Robert Baxter (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 3.5.2023. (SRT)

Marge Hendrick as Blanche in Scottish Ballet’s A Streetcar Named Desire © Andy Ross

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The Met’s fine production of Champion conveys important social messages

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Terence Blanchard, Champion:  Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor).  Broadcast Live in HD (directed by Gary Halvorson) from New York’s Metropolitan Opera to Dundonald Omniplex Cinema, Belfast, 29.4.2023. (RB)

A scene from Champion © Ken Howard / Met Opera

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A rare chance from Gothenburg Opera to see Paul Abraham’s fairytale operetta

SwedenSweden Paul Abraham, Märchen im Grand-Hotel (A Fairytale in the Grand Hotel): Soloists, ensemble, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra / Alexander Hanson (conductor). Gothenburg Opera main stage, 22.4.2023. (NS)

l to r: Prince Andreas Stephan (David Lundqvist), Matard (Ingahlill Wagelin), Albert (Anders Wängdahl), Infanta Isabella (Micaela Sjöstedt), Baron don Lossas San Diego (Sami Yousri) © Lennart Sjöberg

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